Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 78% on time.

Nonstops


American	PBI	PHL	2h 42m	82%	2.1%	1,281	Flying now
Frontier	PBI	PHL	2h 46m	59%	2.6%	272	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Philadelphia on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	PBI 06:00 → ATL 07:50DL 1376	3h 31m Atlanta	ATL 11:21 → PHL 13:24DL 2279	7h 26m	99%	83%
American Details →	PBI 05:43 → CLT 07:40AA 2848	3h 20m Charlotte	CLT 11:00 → PHL 12:43AA 2498	7h 00m	100%	77%
Delta Details →	PBI 16:55 → ATL 18:55DL 838	4h 00m Atlanta	ATL 22:55 → PHL 00:59 +1DL 2642	8h 05m	99%	73%
American Details →	PBI 08:03 → CLT 10:05AA 1853	2h 57m Charlotte	CLT 13:02 → PHL 14:50AA 2573	6h 47m	97%	72%
Delta Details →	PBI 08:00 → ATL 09:50DL 1301	3h 10m Atlanta	ATL 13:00 → PHL 15:02DL 2131	7h 02m	98%	69%
Delta Details →	PBI 12:25 → DTW 15:20DL 2926	2h 20m Detroit	DTW 17:40 → PHL 19:25DL 1686	7h 00m	99%	68%
American Details →	PBI 13:50 → CLT 15:54AA 2279	2h 18m Charlotte	CLT 18:12 → PHL 20:12AA 2879	6h 22m	97%	68%
American Details →	PBI 17:27 → CLT 19:31AA 2270	2h 58m Charlotte	CLT 22:29 → PHL 00:17 +1AA 2189	6h 50m	95%	67%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	PBI 13:50 → CLT 15:54AA 2279	51m Charlotte	CLT 16:45 → PHL 18:41AA 1838	4h 47m	75%	51%
American Details →	PBI 14:13 → DFW 16:27AA 2276	1h 03m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 17:30 → PHL 22:17AA 991	8h 04m	61%	30%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

ATL · 1h 05m · leaves 06:00 3%

CLT · 55m · leaves 08:03 9%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 51m · leaves 13:50 25%

DFW · 1h 03m · leaves 14:13 39%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.


Delta DL 1352 PBI 07:00 → ATL American AA 4338 ATL 12:25 → PHL Connection details →	3h 35m	7h 36m	99%	93%
Southwest WN 3083 PBI 06:10 → MCO American AA 2499 MCO 09:43 → PHL Connection details →	2h 33m	6h 11m	100%	85%
Delta DL 1376 PBI 06:00 → ATL American AA 5037 ATL 09:50 → PHL Connection details →	2h 00m	5h 59m	97%	79%

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Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON